Category: Teaching and Learning

TweetWe were visited by two scientists from Hygiene Angels who brought with them a variety of edible insects; these included salt & vinegar crickets, Mexican Spice mealworms and chocolate-covered bugs!! They also shared some interesting facts about ‘entomophagy’ (the official name for insect eating) as well as discussing why insects can provide a viable and sustainable food source for the Read More …

TweetYear 4 have been working hard as a team to achieve a class target of house points this term. Having successfully reached it, they enjoyed a class trip to Frankie and Benny’s. They had great fun making their own pizzas …and eating them! Well done Year 4 for working so hard in class this term.

TweetWhat’s Under Our Feet? This is a question that has been puzzling Jazz Class recently. We’ve been looking into Rocks and Soils in our science and started to wonder what is going on under the earth! Well, we decided to make some short presentations about what we’ve found out using a fantastic little app called Adobe Voice and if you Read More …

TweetKS2 had a fabulous day out today in Liverpool. The weather was gorgeous (spring really has arrived) and we were singing the song we’d learnt for the afternoon concert on the bus, going into town. First stop, the Anglican Cathedral and, as you could have expected, there were lots of “Wow”s and children walking into each other as they spent Read More …

TweetOn Thursday 5th March we went on an exciting whole school visit to Chester Zoo. The weather held out for us and we were able to see lots of different animals; we particularly enjoyed the Ape House and walking through the dark bat cave!

TweetTim Rylands is an educator and enthusiastic proponent of keeping learning in class as exciting as possible. In this 18 minute film, he illustrates how we can use technology to embellish, inspire, stimulate children in all areas of the curriculum. When you have eighteen minutes… (and, as we always aim to be diligence itself about timing, our session came in at Read More …

TweetYear 6 have been enjoying cookery lessons with Mr Hird this term. Here are some pictures of the children cooking and a few of the things they have been making, the Victoria Sponge Cake looks delicious! You can also see all of the skills they have been developing.

TweetWe are delighted to have been awarded the Basic Skills Quality Mark for the 5th consecutive time! We have attached the report for you to read and enjoy. The award is the result of hard work and co-operation between parents, children, staff and Governors, so a big ‘Well Done!’ to everyone! It was particularly rewarding to read… …the school has made Read More …

TweetThe theme this year is ‘Online Rights and Responsibilities’ and so this week we will all be taking a fresh look at how to keep safe on the internet and how to use it with Respect. There have been so many stories about people being nasty and even bullying on Social Media sites that we all need to take a Read More …

TweetFriday 14th December the Times Newspaper published its list of the best performing primary schools in the country. Sefton LEA is ranked third best LEA in the country and of the primary schools in Sefton, Netherton Moss is ranked joint 5th. The table is based on how well our children perform in English and Maths and the progress they make Read More …